Has anyone tried to put 160 Watts on this dimmer? How does it perform?
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I have put 480 watts on the dimmer, and it heats up a lot. Not fire hot, but very hot.160 watts should be fine.
625479
I haven't tried increasing the watts... I would like to know the same. I have been using one of those clip lamps and using it in addition to the two lights to bring in light through the top
2228832
I haven't measured Watts consumed but consider lumens lower than standard for a 65W CFL. Bulb Life is also variable and often substandard. I noticed failure if you turn one off...then on several seconds later. The bulb does however fill a niche for my needs.
327892
I used regular bulbs......led dimmers were too expensive; therefore, I haven't tried.
1292858
It has the requirements right on the fixture. Use A type bulb (this is just a "normal" sized light bulb and you can't exceed 60 watts. I used 40 watt bulbs and they are very bright. You don't buy dimmable bulbs - the dimmer is controlled by the switch you install in the wall - any bulb will dim if you have a dinner switch installed.
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We have a bunch of these things running slightly more than 100 Cree LR6 modules and they work great as long as you can provide a load of at least 40-45 watts; anything less than that and the dimmer becomes unstable and you get noise and bad disco lighting effects (I'm pretty sure the modules don't like it, either).
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It depends on the size and type of light bulb. I have three in my kitchen with 200 watt bulbs. However, I had a dimmer switch installed. Therefore I can have it very low light to 600 watts. Regular bulbs will get hot, so another suggestion is to go with a good quality LED bulb. It is hard to find them in higher wattage, but they do exist. They are expensive, but use negligible electricity and last many years. As soon as I can, I plan to replace mine with LED. I know this is a lot of info, but I tried to do my homework before deciding. Hope this is helpful.
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I bought it for LED bulbs in the hall. In one fixture I had 60W brightness, in the other 40W. It dimmed both, but the one fixture dimmed all the way to out while the other one was still on a bit, but it worked fine for me. The LED light color did not change to more yellow that I could see as it dimmed. There was no buzzing or any issues.
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We never had that experience. I replaced a 100 watt regular light bulb with the same & the dimmer still worked just fine.
1044909
I have CFL bulbs in this light and have had no problems at all. Equivalent to 40 watts in each light.
907631
I put mine on a standard dimmer and it works fine. I've had it installed for a couple of years now, and have had no problems. Haven't even changed a bulb yet.
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No. You need a dual dimmer that has two 300 watt circuit capacity. toal of 600w rating. try this oneLeviton 6628-W SureSlide 300W Per Circuit Incandescent or 300VA Magnetic Low Voltage Dual slide-to-OFF Dimmer, Single Pole, White
1953171
You can use a heat bulb with this lamp, it just can not be above 160 watts.
1063875
Yes.It's rated for 150 Watts. If your bulbs together add up to less than 150w (and they should) then you will be fine.For example a 1156LL bulb by Sylvania uses 26.9W each. Multiply that by 4, and you get 107.6W total, which is under 150W.
2108711
Yes. It only produces light equivalent of 65w and uses less and is dimable so as long as you use standard size bulb fixture it should work great.
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Yes, & you will want to. You will need a credenza dimmer (from Amazon), because they are the only ones I found to handle the wattage. Get a 700 watt dimmer. You will love the effect, as the elements turn almost orange. I love mine.
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I tried one in my lamp and it worked but was really too dim for my tastes (it was a 40 watt bulb and threw the light of a 25). I picked up a four pack of ordinary 40 watt non-efficient bulbs and they shed plenty of light for my tastes in brightness.